Pre-Production: 6 Tips for Location Photos

When you are preparing to make a video, you will need location
photos to correctly decide where you want to film. The location of
your film will dictate whether it is a success or failure. It's
imperative that you choose the ideal location for your film so that you
can make the best and most popular film possible.

1. Take Location Photos

Many first time film producers believe that they will be able to
visit numerous locations and remember them all. This is how they plan on
choosing the different locations that they want to film at. In practice
though, it will be extremely difficult to remember the different
locations correctly. This will make it almost impossible to choose the
right locations correctly.

One great way to remember the different locations that you have
visited is by taking location photos. These photographs can be looked at
whenever you need refreshing about what a certain location has to
offer. This will make it fairly simple to remember the different types
of locations which are available for different types of shots.

2. Use Different Angles

When taking location photos, it's a good idea not to only concentrate
on taking them from one angle. Actually, you should take the
photographs from a number of different angles. If you only take the
photos from one angle, then it can be difficult to see exactly what's
available. By photographing from different directions, you can get a
good sense of exactly what that particular location has to offer you.

3. Use Digital Photography

Even if you're a lover of film, you should use digital cameras for
your location photos. You don't even need to buy a high end digital
camera. It should be possible to make do with a fairly simple compact
camera to take the shots. These shots will only serve the purpose of
reminding you what the location looks like. This means that there is no
need to be too detailed with them. Digital cameras allow you to review
the footage instantly. It also makes it easy to compare locations by
pulling up two photos together.

4. Consider the Season

When taking location photographs, bear in mind the differences that
seasons can make. The time between your photos and the time you start
filming could change the location quite a lot. In order to get around
this, you will need to take a photo at the same season as you intend to
start filming.

5. Consider the Time of Day

The time of day can also have an impact on the look of certain
locations. To make sure that the location is perfect, try taking photos
at different times of the day. It's amazing how much the time of day can
influence your choice of location.

6. Save the Photos

Even when you've finished with your project, you should never discard
the photos. Actually, it's much better for you to keep a record of them
and store them safe. It would even be possible to index them depending
on their characteristics. This will make it much easier to find
somewhere to film at again in the future.